Here’s how to plan a network upgrade that minimizes business disruption.
A highly available, high-performing network has become critical to operations. Organizations in all industries require a robust network to support communication and collaboration and ensure ready access to cloud-based applications and services.
These five tips can help organizations reduce the risk and impact of ransomware attacks.
Ransomware attacks have surged in 2025. One report noted a 126 percent increase in ransomware attacks in the first quarter, and another highlighted a 213 percent increase in the number of victims listed on data leak sites.
Managed security services have become an essential part of the IT strategies of most small to midsize enterprises (SMEs). Few SMEs have the resources or expertise to detect, prevent and respond to security threats. They also lack insight into the ever-changing threat landscape and the latest tools available to protect their IT assets.
Traditionally, IAM solutions have focused on managing identities, not securing them. However, increasingly complex IT environments coupled with a growing array of threats have made identity security a top priority.
In a recent survey, 78 percent of organizations said they plan to increase their spending on identity and access management (IAM) in 2025. These organizations recognize the strategic importance of identity security in preventing ransomware and other threats.
Most organizations recognize that some applications and workloads must remain on-premises. Maybe they’re legacy applications that have been highly customized for the business. Maybe they’re workloads that require the highest levels of performance and minimal latency.
Although many large enterprises and government agencies are requiring employees to return to the office, remote work remains a fixture of the modern workplace. For many small to midsize organizations, remote work provides access to a larger talent pool and the ability to extend operations over a wider geography.
When organizations begin experimenting with AI and machine learning, they typically use public cloud services to avoid the cost and complexity of implementing AI-capable systems. As they transition into full-scale adoption of AI, however, they begin to see the drawbacks of the public cloud.
Adoption and use of unsanctioned AI tools comes with the heightened risk of data loss and exposure, inaccurate output and compliance gaps.
Most organizations are familiar with shadow IT. Shadow AI poses a much greater threat.
Shadow AI is the adoption and use of AI tools without the knowledge or oversight of the IT department.
Organizations should ask these questions when evaluating colocation providers and their facilities.
More and more organizations are choosing to get out of the data center business and partner with a colocation provider to support their IT infrastructure.
Traditional IT infrastructure comprises an array of components that are selected, configured, implemented and managed on a box-by-box basis. It requires an IT staff with expertise across servers, storage and networking technologies. Maintenance is largely a manual process, and change tends to be complex and slow.
